• New Central London Footways walking network & map (TfL) • Beeching reversal: reopening of the Northumberland Line (RailEngineer) • Bromley North station’s evolution – video (AnotherStation,Mile) • Why cities must make more of their …
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Friday Reads – 7 August 2020
• Underwhelming new TfL Go app still worth it for walking advice (SteveChambers) • Bridge loving PM refuses to fund Hammersmith Bridge repair (NewCivilEng) • Has Amtrak’s ex-airline CEO declared war on its long distance …
Continue readingIndia converting sleeper trains to bed wards (Quartz)
Indian Railways has offered to join the fight against coronavirus. On March 28, railway minister Piyush Goyal said his team could convert coaches of some trains into isolation wards. Following a nation-wide lockdown that began …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 February 2020
• Two major UK rail stations fail air quality standards (Railway-Tech) • Playing patriarchy chicken with male commuters (NewStatesman) • Integration of all transit key to public transport success (Globe&Mail) • Philadelphia bucks trend & …
Continue readingNightJet plans mini-capsules (RailwayGazette)
ÖBB has unveiled the interior designs for the sleeping car and couchette vehicles in its Siemens-built Nightjet overnight trains which are scheduled to enter service from 2022. Developed with customer feedback following public consultation using …
Continue readingNight Trains – They’re not dead yet
Germany’s Deutsche Bahn and France’s SNCF terminated most of their respective City Night Lines and Intercités de Nuit pan-European night train routes by the end of 2016. The cessation of services by these two large …
Continue readingFrance modernising its overnight trains (RailJournal)
THE French state will provide €30m to modernise rolling stock used on the country’s two remaining overnight trains and ensure their continued operation into the next decade, transport minister Mrs Elisabeth Borne announced during a …
Continue readingEurope’s night trains under threat (CityMetric)
Sleeper trains are one of the best ways to travel, whether you want an efficient, environmentally-friendly overnight journey from A to B, or an epic travel adventure involving wine, food and views. But this most …
Continue readingRevival of overnight trains to Amsterdam planned
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Netherlands Railways (NS) are developing plans to reintroduce sleeper trains to Amsterdam, which was severed from the European night train network by the contraction and eventual abandonment of German Rail’s …
Continue readingSleeping in style – branding the new Caledonian Sleeper (TransportDesigned)
The Caledonian Sleeper itself has a proud past, in fact some would say it was the first sleeper train in the UK. On 1 October 1873 the Caledonian Railway introduced a sleeping carriage, built by …
Continue readingSweden invests in thriving sleeper trains (GlobalRailNews)
Swedish train operator SJ has announced plans to refurbish its sleeper carriages and overhaul its booking system following a surge in demand for the long-distance services. Over the last five years, passenger numbers on its …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 February 2018
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Fourth London bus route goes fully electric (Intelligent Transport) • Court rules Paris car ban illegal (CityLab) • Trams may run again through Rome’s historic city …
Continue readingFriday Reads – December 15, 2017
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. This week’s lineup: • Without Congestion Zone, London traffic would be 20% slower (StreetsBlog) • Melbourne Road Usage Study studies road charges (The Conversation) • Dublin Luas LRT line opens, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – October 20, 2017
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. • Post Office Mail Rail stations, above ground (Londonist) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – August 25, 2017
Welcome to Reconnections’ Friday Reads. If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. • The Art of Mapping London’s Transport Networks (IanVisits) • …
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